03:31pm Thu 19 Jul, 2018
Councillors have agreed to assess the recreation reserve Marine Park at Sulphur Point to identify a potential site for the establishment of a purpose-built Marine... Read More
06:54am Wed 18 Jul, 2018
A pod of whales has been spotted in Tauranga Harbour this morning. Alana was on The Strand and says she saw three whales come in from the port side "heading towards... Read More
10:15pm Tue 17 Jul, 2018
Seafood companies are being told to take responsibility for the treatment of foreign crews catching fish for them. Labour Inspectorate national manager Stu Lumsden... Read More
09:03am Tue 17 Jul, 2018
A promise by global krill harvesting companies they will stop fishing for the small crustacean in large areas of the Antarctic Ocean is a positive step in a long... Read More
02:46pm Sat 14 Jul, 2018
Tauranga residents may be noticing one ship at the Port of Tauranga, which looks a little different than usual. The HMSNZ Canterbury is berthed in Tauranga this... Read More
09:46am Fri 13 Jul, 2018
Ingenuity and funding from Tauranga's BayTrust is behind a new smartphone app which Coastguard says will save Kiwi boaties' lives. The app is described... Read More
12:50pm Sun 08 Jul, 2018
An international team of scientists with several New Zealand participants has returned from a two-month voyage in the Kermadec Arc bristling with new knowledge... Read More
11:29am Sat 07 Jul, 2018
Recycling glass will be plain sailing for boaties at the Tauranga Bridge Marina thanks to a grant from the Glass Packaging Forum. The $15,600 grant has seen five... Read More
08:35pm Thu 05 Jul, 2018
Boaties have been told to destroy life jackets over ten years old which are likely to fail. Maritime New Zealand has found a number of lifejackets made in the 1980s... Read More
09:21am Thu 05 Jul, 2018
A baby fur seal is making waves in Tauranga with visitors to Tauranga Bridge Marina lining up to take photos of the marine mammal. The seal named Sammy by a Tauranga... Read More
10:57am Tue 03 Jul, 2018
Two keen Kiwi fisher-women landed a record-breaking 99.1kg southern bluefin tuna on Thursday 28 June, at Waihau Bay on New Zealand's East Cape. The fish... Read More
08:30pm Mon 02 Jul, 2018
Forest and Bird is demanding the government end the production of single-use plastic - pointing to research showing the Tasman Sea is the riskiest place in the world... Read More